German Asylum Law May Burden Other Countries

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May 28, 1993

BONN, GERMANY — A U.N. agency said Thursday a measure to slash the number of refugees entering this country may swamp other countries with people expelled from Germany. Germany's lower house Wednesday scrapped a post-war policy, adopted in atonement for Nazi sins, that lets all foreigners apply for asylum. If approved as expected by Parliament's upper house today, the asylum bill becomes law on July 1. Sylvana Foa, spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said her agency fears that Poland and the Czech Republic will be swamped by refugees.